SOCSOUTH Facility
(Far Left) Maj. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division, Miami-Dade County commissioners, Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman, joined Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II (center), the commander of Special Operations Command South, and Command Sgt. Maj. Donald White (far right), SOCSOUTH Senior enlisted advisor, pose as they formally welcome the beginning of construction for the new SOCSOUTH Headquarters Building, Jan 10 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The new 125,000-square foot, $41 million headquarters facility will be designed to host more than 400 people representing all branches of the armed forces. The new facility will be LEED-certified and is expected to be completed in three years. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs)